There is an idiomatic phrase “grist for one’s mill”, meaning something used to one’s advantage. For example, the grist from maize when ground to a coarse consistency is called “grits”, and when ground to a fine consistency is called “corn meal”. Grist can be ground into a relatively coarse meal, or into a fine flour.
Indeed, the word “grist” is derived from the word “grind”. When grain has been separated from its chaff, to prepare it for grinding, it is called “grist”.
I think it’s a fabulous game, a must during the holidays … 35 Rumor, to a rumor mill : GRIST Green in the US), and the suspect weapons include a dagger (a knife in the US), and a spanner (a wrench in the US). Boddy in the US), one of the suspects is the Reverend Green (Mr. For example, the man who is murdered is called Dr. There are cute differences between the US and UK versions. Cluedo was the original name of the game, introduced in 1949 by the famous British board game manufacturer Waddingtons. Outside of North America, Clue is marketed as “Cluedo”. Both Henri Matisse and Pablo Picasso are quoted as saying that Cézanne “is the father of us all”.Ĭlue is a board game that we knew under a different name growing up in Ireland. Cézanne has the reputation of being the artist who bridged the late 19th century Impressionist movement with the early 20th century Cubist movement. Paul Cézanne was a post-impressionist artist who was born and worked in the beautiful city of Aix-en-Provence in the South of France. 25 Postimpressionist painter whose work influenced cubism : PAUL CEZANNE (hiding “CLUE” changed) Retreads are a lot cheaper, and are relatively friendly to the environment. The tread of the old tire is buffed away, and new rubber tread is applied to the “bare” tire using some special process that seems to work really well (except for truck tires, in my humble opinion!). 21 Tire pattern : TREADĪ retread tire is one that has been recycled, possibly more than once. Gourds make fine bottles and bowls, and resonating chambers as part of musical instruments … and drums. The hollow, dried out shell of the fruit is large and rounded, and used for a number of purposes. “Jenga” is the Swahili word for “to build” 20 Natural Thanksgiving decor : GOURDĪ gourd is a plant in the same family as the cucumber. Jenga is a relatively simple but entertaining game, one in which one stacks wooden blocks as high as possible until the resulting tower collapses. She also found out that chimpanzees are vegetarians. She was the first to see chimps constructing and using tools, an activity thought to be limited to the human species. Working at Gombe Stream National Park in Tanzania, Goodall made many discoveries. Jane Goodall is a British anthropologist famous for studying wild chimpanzees in Africa for 45 years. 17 Primatologist who is the world’s foremost expert on chimpanzees : JANE GOODALL (hiding “JENGA” changed) In terms of population, Xenia is the largest city in the US with a name beginning with the letter X. The name “Xenia” is the Greek word for “hospitality”. Xenia, Ohio is in effect a suburb of Dayton. 15 City near Dayton with a Greek name : XENIA The drink takes its name from the city of Tequila, located about 40 miles northwest of Guadalajara. Tequila is a spirit made from the blue agave. 14 Desert plant used to make tequila : AGAVE When Shah Jahan himself died in 1666, he was buried in the Taj Mahal, alongside his wife. It was built in the mid-17th century by the fifth Mughal emperor Shah Jahan to house the tomb of his favorite wife Mumtaz Mahal, who died while giving birth to her 14th child in 1631. The Taj Mahal in Agra, India is a magnificent marble mausoleum. Today’s Wiki-est Amazonian Googlies Across
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